Now, more than two years since the pandemic first began, folks havereturned to wearing lipstickandother beauty favorites.

The cost for products in the hair and dental group rose as well but only by 0.8 percent.

There was an increase of 0.7 percent from July 2022 to August 2022 as well.

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Some industry experts are already feeling the effects of this inflation.

She’s noticed the costs of foundations, skin-care products, and beauty tools, in particular, rising.

Now, finding substitutes for her favorite products that are verging on too expensive is not easy.

“And sometimes I’m disappointed and realize it was a waste of money.”

Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like the inflation rate is decreasing yet.